Date of birth:

January 29th, 1916 (Salchendorf/Westernphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 25th, 1945 (Oderiner See near Halbe/Brandenburg, Germany)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Halbe
Plot: 6. Row: 5. Grave: 630.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, German Reich)

Several sources state as the date of death April 25th, 1945. This date is far from certain. Karl-Wilhelm Knauth was killed somewhere between April and May 1945.

Promotions:
1st June 1942: Leutnant der Reserve;
1st September 1943: Oberleutnant der Reserve;
1st March 1944: Hauptmann der Reserve.

Career:
1936 – 1938: Volunteer with the Wehrmacht;
1st Septrember 1939: Re-entering the Wehrmacht;
12th February 1943: Panzerabteilung 505;
5th February - April 1945: Stellvertretender Chef II. / Panzer-Regiment Brb. (I.Abt.)

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• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection
  
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